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afterword; postscript

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it's been a long time; long time no see

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be; is

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be; is

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twenty; 20

2

four

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counter for books; volume

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to become; to be

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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all; everyone; everybody

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at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

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to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)

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to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

3

volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

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if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

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deluxe; digital transformation

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at; in; at; when; by; with; so

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next; following; subsequent; stage; station

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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team

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versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing

4

king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

2

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

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play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest

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two; 2

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war; battle; match; game; competition

2

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

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(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

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this time; now

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only; nothing but

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to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

3

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

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be; is

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important; essential; significant; major; key; principal

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match; game; bout; contest

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twice

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continuation; succession; series; continuous

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to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

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Koneko

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell

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